The White Missouri teenager, known as “Kaylee,” who was beaten unconscious near Hazelwood High School last week, is now battling for her life due to severe brain damage.
“She has major brain bleeding and swelling and is in critical condition, Kaylee is fighting hard to stay alive and heal but this is only the beginning of a very uphill battle for Kaylee and her family. We will not know the extent of the brain damage that has occurred until she wakes up but the path to recovery will be extremely hard on the family, not only mentally but financially,” the victim’s family said.
According to Kaylee’s family, she was “left alone on the ground to convulse before EMTs arrived on the scene.”
“She was admitted to one of the local hospitals in Saint Louis with a skull fracture and frontal lobe damage,” the family said in a GoFundMe post.
A group of black teenagers joined a black female teenager in assaulting the 15-year-old girl until she lost consciousness, while a large crowd of onlookers observed. Additional fights broke out between other groups.
After the teenager repeatedly slammed Kaylee’s head onto the pavement, she began convulsing.
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On Saturday, law enforcement arrested a 15-year-old in relation to the savage assault.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for the teenager who assaulted Kaylee to be prosecuted as an adult.
“I’m going to be following this case closely,” Bailey said. “I think there needs to be some accountability in our juvenile system. People are starting to notice that and it’s causing problems across the State of Missouri,” he added.
“This evil and complete disregard for human life has no place in Missouri, or anywhere. I am praying for the victim,” Bailey said.
Friends and family of Kaylee have set up a GoFundMe campaign to assist with covering her medical bills.
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As a team, we extend our sincere thoughts and prayers to Kaylee and her loved ones during this difficult period.
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